I need silicones in my routine, otherwise my long hair is just “tangle city”. No thank you. LOL. As long as you know when and how to clarify, it’s all good. I went sulfate-free and silicone free for a while as well, and my hair was such a mess (and my scalp got affected too, as I have Seborrheic Dermatitis – the shampoo was way too mild).
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I’m exactly like you! I have SD as well as cone/sulfate free made my scalp very, very cranky.
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I get the same problem with dandruff (I suspect it’s SD) if I use sulfate free shampoo or don’t shampoo often enough. And it’s the worst because it will cause me to have very bad shedding and hairfall. So it’s sulfate and silicone – ful for me all the way! ^-^
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Yes, shedding always goes hand in hand with it for me too. Terrible whenever it flares up. Thank goodness I can hold it off with just using a sulfate shampoo. I went natural for a while there too, but it wasn’t for me. You really learn to listen to your body / hair.
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Yep. See, sulfates aren’t bad if you use them right and do maintenance with your hair. I do know people can have a sulfate allergy, for which sulfate free shampoos were created. But, the stuff I used refused to lather, felt like I was washing with sand, and dried my hair SO BADLY, but left my scalp greasy. SD is a fungus that lies below the scalp and feeds on sebum. People with oily scalps suffer more from dandruff because we are creating too much oil and shedding of skin cells. This in turn, causes the flakes and irritation for flares—and yes, shedding too. Oh lord, the amount of shedding I will have if I’m stressed is gross–that flares the SD too. So, I use sulfates and silicones, and my hair routine has changed to add in more deep conditioning. Since my hair is now dyed to cover gray, my scalp needs have become tricky: I need a specific shampoo (clarifying), and can’t apply conditioner to my scalp because it will irritate the SD. What I have found is a conditioner for the scalp (ICON), and also leave ins, but also a deep moisturizing treatment of olive oil, usually a few days after a color, and then once a week or every two weeks. It will depend on my job too and how dirty it gets in the arenas. I wear a hat, but my hair still gets grit in it. The best thing is, is to try different ideas and eventually find out what works best for each of our needs. Having scalp issues makes using certain methods of shampooing and conditioning a bit more challenging ;)
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Very well explained on the SD! 🙂 I can’t apply oil or conditioner to my scalp either. I’ve gotten used to it.
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same! without silicone my hair tangles to badly and i get terrible split ends
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COULDN’T AGREE MORE no matter how gentle I am when detangling without silicone, there will always be ripping of my fine kinky hair. ALWAYS. silicone is worth it for me. I went without silicone for 2 years, not to mention 0 heat, and the damage from even the most gentle detangling and natural cuticle friction was enough to cause so much breakage I couldn’t believe it. Glad to be back on team silicone where my knots slide out, and my fair floss fly-aways have enough weight to them so they sit flush with the rest of my silky hair :)
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Can I just have your hair already? 😍😍😍😍
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A bit about ‘cones’. Silicones need sulphates to wash out. Dimethecones don’t. Dimethecones are not as hard of a silicone base—it comes down to the molecular structure. I didn’t need cones until I started to color/work outside. Up until then, I just washed and no conditioner because my hair wasn’t as exposed to the elements. Cones also add protection to the hair shaft, so if you DO color, they do protect. :)
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I love the way she’s smiling during all the video 😌.. ughghgh adorable.
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Jennifer Prado8 months ago (edited)
I will never use them on my dry hair again, Silicones only offer short term results, they good at what they do , people who want to avoid them it’s because they only coat your hair and prevent oils to penetrate and to really cure dry hair and make it really healthy in the long term, not because they are “harmful” because they don’t but if I have to use sulfates on my extremely dry hair to remove them I will end up with even dryer hair with lack of natural moisture . Girls if you really really really want natural healthy hair in the long term you have to avoid them, if you want instant shine and soft and healthy apperience only apperience, go ahead and use them.
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My pixie cut has grown out enough to cover my neck and skim my shoulders!
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I think it helps my hair a lot. It makes my hair feel a lot smoother and less frizzy and dry. Many people say it’s drying on the hair because it locks out the moisture. From my experience and some of the research I’ve done on silicones , it actually LOCKS in moisture to my hair when I wash and style it but since I flat iron my hair it doesn’t revert due to humidity and sweat as fast meaning I have to flat iron it less. So overall there’s less damage and it looks very nice!
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Great video! 🙂 I went silicone free for a year. I have long very thick straight/slightly wavy hair and I found that my hair got really poofy and my waves got really tangly and frizzy looking. Ive been going back to treating my hair with silicones and I feel my hair looks way healthier and doesn’t break as easily 🙂 it’s also not as poofy anymore :)
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I love the combination of your lip color and outfit, you look lovely! Thanks so much for this informational video :)
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Apple cider vinegar 1:2 or 1:3 parts water will do the job of cleaning, conditioning, remove buildup, smooth hair shaft, detangle, balances ph, & help keep dyed hair brighter & from fading. Costs about $7 a bottle & will last months.
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I went cruelty free quite a while ago and most of the stuff I buy is organic, and silicone free. I don’t really use silicones because I dye my hair a lot and everytime I change my hair color I strip the silicones out with my hair dye anyway [: My scalp feels a lot better this way too, tho I don’t know if that has anything to do with the silicones.
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Sciency-hairblog article was very useful! I used to swear off silicone because of bad past experiences, but after some trial and errors, i realized some silicone work well for me. especially sine i began coloring my hair, some types of silicone has been greatly helpful. now i think they are awesome! i love ur videos, and look forward to new ones :D
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Thank you sooo much for this vid. I’ve recently started following hair care/growth YouTubers, and most of them seem to echo the same “silicones are bad” refrain without really backing that up, beyond possibly saying they’re somewhat drying. Thanks for doing some research and actually providing us with ways to figure out whether silicone-ful or silicone-free products may work better for our hair type. Much better than just hopping on the (Expensive) All Natural Train heading to Potentially Not Much Improvement!
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La Sphynge1 month ago (edited)
People, of course your hair is going to look terrible when you stop silicones after using them for an extended period. You’re used to seeing your hair with a coat of shiny silicone covering its surface, and suddenly you discover the rough, damaged, but actual aspect of your hair. Which has been damaged by the repeated use of silicones, then sulfates, then silicones, then sulfates… But hair that has grown without silicones (and without the sulfates, bleaching or coloring) has a naturally smoother surface, with nice undamaged scales. So when you quit silicones, you have to expect your existing hair to look like hay for a while (because that’s what it genuinely is at the moment) until you manage to outgrow it entirely.
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I tried silicone-free and sulfate-free one at a time but none of that worked for me, I know that most people are gonna say that your hair takes time to change from all that silicone build up and all that so it takes time to settle but that wasn’t it, I went silicone free for like 5 months. In that period, my hair was totally free of silicone and it felt dried to hell and back, it looked a lot shorter and frizzier, it looked just fucking damaged to the tenth degree but my hair isn’t damaged at all, never once in my life have I ever used heat on my hair and I also protect it from the sun yet without silicone it looked so bad I just couldnt stand the look of it. So now I’m back to both sulfates and silicones and my hair is slowly going back to being normal again and I love it.
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Thank you! Just starting my long hair journey, lots of experimenting, and the way you explained that all so clearly was a huge help!
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I don’t find silicones in the ingredeints of my hair care products but there is alot of sulfates. can u make a video all about sulfates plz?
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I cowash almost exclusively w a extremely cheap conditioner. The only silicone in it is diemethicone . (I think.) Anyway for me the trick is just to rinse it out extremely well & use a v mild vinegar rinse afterwards. My hair is very straight & fine. But this method doesn’t make it limp & it looks healthy. Just remember to rinse, rinse, & rinse some more. BTW whatever you’re doing clearly works for you. Your hair looks shinier & more healthy every video!
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You look so retro chic with your polka dots, pearls and red lip. LOVE.
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I have light highlighting around my face but my hair is doing just fine without using silicones and I feel like my hair can breathe my scalp can breathe and my hair grows so much faster but it does also split faster because the silicones aren’t protecting it so I get it cut more often but it still grows faster than I cut it so I still retain length
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I have been using shampoos with silicones, and my hair has been growing faster then when i was avoiding it!!!
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Going silicone free freaked my hair out and my hair never felt good until I used them again. Different strokes for different folks I guess lol
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I’ve been really looking forward to this video, I’m so glad you made it! I’ve been working on growing my hair out from when I donated about 13 inches last summer – your tips really help. :))
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Hey y u didn’t show ur hair… am always waiting to see ur hairs…love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩….😘😘😘
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This video helped heaps. Thank you!!
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Another point to make is the use of oils now: that is a great alternative to conditioners with cones in them: It’s a personal choice of course and the reason is, oils lay down the cuticle. I always use the analogy of a rope. Thing of a thick rope that is constantly being pulled and twisted. (I think of boat ropes). Over time, they will indeed become more freyed and worn. Now, if you leave that, it will continue to frey , break and become thinner. However, if you coat it with something that prevents the harsh treatment of it, it will last a lot longer. This is the same theory with hair. The strands are delicate, but if we apply something to create more ‘slip’, then it won’t break. I tend to use oils and then clarify after, but that is more for my scalp needs too. Keeping in mind, do your research with oils. I found coconut oil nearly ruined my hair. My hair hates proteins, but loves olive oils/moisture.
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so happy to see new video yeee <3<3
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It would take more than a few months to find out if the silicones are bad for your hair or not, and as you are saying if you are not destroying your cuticle with all those things that destroy your hair you wouldn’t need silicones, the silicone is just coating your hair and not doing anything to nourish your hair, if you use organ oil or avocado oil or what ever oils you prefer your hair will actually be nourished, maybe that’s why your hair looks frizzy and you have all those fly aways, if you actually grow out your hair without using any chemicals in your hair including silicone, it is better for your hair not to use any chemicals, including silicone, just use some organ oil, your hair will be healthier in the long run
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My hair needs some cones or it will be a dried out straw bale.
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A lot of the warnings by LHJ youtubers scared me off silicones. So I went no-cone –and hated it! The results were really disappointing. I am still going to keep the couple no-cone conditioners I tried in my product rotation but am reintroducing my cone products and experimenting with no-cone closer to the scalp and cone at the ends (where I seem to reap the benefits of silicones the most). While my hair is wavy, it is also highly porous and a little more research has led me to suspect that is why silicones work for me. No matter what cone I use my hair still drinks up moisture! My advice to anyone would be to just give things a try and if no-cone is an improvement, great! But I definitely see where cones can have a role to play in my haircare routine.
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Yes it’ll look health and shiny but it won’t be healthy in shiny. Kinda like mean girls. I have curls and have heat treated it. So it’s craving moisture. If there’s a layer over my hair moisturize can’t go into it.
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Ok so what is dimethicone. It’s in the list of water soluble and non soluble. That makes no sense why it is in both lists. ??? Will it rinse out w just water or no ? Dimethicone is the most common one I see in hair care products so I’m genuinely curious
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Does silicone block out nutrients or is that a myth ? Someone please help !
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Is it okay to have silicone in a deep conditioner. Will that prevent nutrients from getting in my hair
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Shaswati Chakraborty1 month ago
You look so beautiful dear
Aditi Mukhopadhyay4 months ago
I’ve naturally curly hair and I’ve to use silicone serum to avoid tangles. I tried silicone free product and it’s was just a disaster. Now my curls are luxurious and bouncy with good volume.
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Is it okay to have silicone in a deep conditioner
Thank you a lot for that informative and well-researched video. It definitely gives more insight than just the “Stay away from silicones!” you hear all over the place. (: Have a good day!
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That dress, lipstick and necklace looks amazing on you 😍
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You are so beautiful. Thank you for the information. You would make a great Veronica Lodge on Riverdale. 😊😊
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I JUST BOUGHT BED HEAD AFTER PARTY AND IS GREAT
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Hey Britt! I recently found that oil treatment you used in one of your videos- the Dabur Vatika one- on Amazon, and even though I haven’t used silicones in awhile I wanted to try it to help cover up some of the damage I have from not sleeping in protective hairstyles with wet hair. :-/ But I saw a comment where someone said that oil has a chemical called BHTwhich is said to cause cancer?? Have you heard anything about that? Love your videos! Xoxo
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Silicones are from the devil. Just playing. I can’t use them all the time. It’s just the way my hair is. Too much will eventually make my ends dry. That being said. If I get the moisture in before the put the silicone product then Bam!, I should be good to go. I recently learned about the water soluble ones. So I’ll check some of them out from time to time see how it goes.
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I love your channel! I especially love your hair growth videos! Btw, you’re absolutely GORGEOUS!💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
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Wow! What a great informative video, Britt! Thank you so much for sharing! I really enjoyed it and I’ll sure check out for that list… Could you make a video about ways to improve greasy hair? My hair is super oily and I tried washing it every other day for 6 months but it was a complete nightmare! I only managed because I was unemployed and could stay home on the days I didn’t wash my hair! That’s how bad it is! Specially in cold weather… do you have any tips besides dry shampoo??? Because they can actually clog your folicules and that’s so not good for hair growth… I’d love to see some tips cuz I already tried so many different things! Keep up the good work! XO Sam
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What a clear and concise explanation! Very well spoken! Lately, I’ll use a light hair serum on damp freshly washed hair and it air dries so shiny, straight and silky. I love hair wash days. Every 2 months or when I remember, I’ll clarify with a clarifying shampoo. This routine is simple and easy for a lazy person like me!
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What do you do when you visit the hair salon?? Do you bring your own shampoo/conditioner? Do you let them use heat to dry your hair? I have one coming up and I’m so nervous about it!
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Great video Britt! You really did your research 🙂 this is perfect. Informative and I love your delivery 👍
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Yep. I could have told you you’d need to keep them in your hair routine because I attempted to go ‘cone free’ and it was the worst experience of my life 😉 I LOVE my ‘cones’ to keep my unruly hair…ruly ;)
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hahaha its so funny that I just commented about silicone not being as bad as people think, on other of your videos. didnt know you have one baout this… I so agree with you. We just have to use a good one. cyclopenthazone is a really good one.
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Can you make a video on hair spray? I’m in the military so I have to hair spray my hair to keep my bun in tact.. but I want to know what hair spray doesn’t damage hair! thank you love!
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Roseangelie Figueroa1 year ago
best video with silicone info. I saw one from CurlyPenny but there are some things that u said that she didn’t said:)
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This was very informative. Thank you lady. I personally try to avoid them bc they do weigh my hair down
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Will look further into this.
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I tend to avoid silicones because the most commonly found ones (read: the ones in drugstore shampoos/conditioners/leaveins) are the hardest to remove with shampoo, and I can’t use sulfates on my scalp or skin because of it gives me eczema and sulfate-free shampoo doesn’t do a good enough job of removing them. I did like what silicone conditioners did to my hair before I realized what was wrong with my scalp though!
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Here’s a fun game; take a shot every time she says ‘silicone’
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Will I am not sure if i need silicon or not because my hair is shiny and I don’t use dyes or heat and it’s short and rarely get tangled , but my real problem is if I want to grow it the ends become wispy and I feel that I lose more hair. So do you think silicon is going to work for me?
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I use cones and Jojoba oil, and even Aloe vera in my hair, and they all seem to moisturize. My hair is fine, and naturally wavy. It is prone to breakage because it is so fine, and I color it, or it wou;ld be white, except for my lower hair which is still dark. Maybe when i’m all white, I can color it with no damaging chems, so it will not need peroxide to lighten it, so just color depositing color.
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Very informative- thank you xx
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thanku so much for this video,I never use silacones and today I bought a conditioner with 1 silicone in it,and started to panic but after watching your video I feel better, and reading about the different types of silicones so thanks so much
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Still avoid silicones because my hair feels much lighter without them 🙂 Silicone free since I think 3 years now and it’s also much better for the environment
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